The new owners promised to pursue new opportunities for UFC and its athletes to ensure mixed martial arts would continue to grow and succeed on a global scale. For the previous two months since preliminary ESPN experiences emerged, UFC President Dana White denied that the organisation was on the market.

Green's arraignment is scheduled for July 20. Edmondson had been thinking about transferring out of the program prior to the incident with Green. "I was talking to one of my teammates when Draymond bumped into me, and I said , 'Hey bro, can you at least say excuse me?'" Edmondson told the East Lansing Police Department.

Back in May Robinson and Jones were arrested on felony weapons and misdemeanor drug charges after a police officer in Louisiana smelled marijuana near their vehicle and found the drug as well as a stolen firearm inside. The district attorney dropped all charges against the two Crimson Tide players. "I think that the facts that we have are a lit...

Asked if Amir would get a tough reception from the Lord's crowd on Thursday, Brearley replied: "None of us are without mistakes and he was a young fellow and misled". "Trent Bridge went well, Durban went well - I hope it will go the same here". "(Coach) Trev (Bayliss) had said all week "the opening ball will set the tone and win the Test match" -...

With the way the NBA is today, there are three tiers of teams: the elite, the bottom dwellers and those in basketball purgatory, the last of those groups being the largest by far. He said he always wanted to play for the Bulls. "We already lost LeBron, now we losing Wade", said one Heat fan. With a two year, $47.5 million offer , D-Wade will fin...

So she's unstoppable?: Pretty much. The 19-year-old Texan is already the most decorated USA gymnast in world championships history, breaking Alicia Sacramone's record of 10 medals last year. What are her best events?: Floor exercise and on the uneven bars are where she shines, although she's pretty solid on all four events. She's got a great ...

Because of construction of a new hotel, the pit lane has been moved across from its original location of the past 30 years, which has that's tightened up Turns 10 and 11 to just one vehicle length wide. The Frenchman has finished within the Top 10 in all but one of his dozen Honda Indy Toronto starts. Pagenaud's teammate Will Power - who is third...

At that time, his status for the World Cup will be clearer. Benn had a career year in 2015-16 with 41 goals and 89 points. He ranks 10th on the Stars' all-time goals list and is the only player in franchise history to win the Art Ross Trophy, which he won in 2014-15 when he led the National Hockey League in points (87) after totaling 35 goals a...

When he returned overweight, Miller suffered a season-ending knee injury. The deal follows months of negotiations between Miller's camp and the team. Cox got more than $36 million at signing, $55 million in the first nine months and $63 million guaranteed by the deal's third year. He's also one of the most popular players on the Broncos' roster...

Erdogan called on Turks to take to the streets across the country, and many did, marching through the streets of Izmir and Istanbul, waving Turkish flags and gathering in the main square in Ankara . "The most important thing right now is that millions of Turkish citizens are on the streets at 4.30 a.m.", he said. Military forces are trying to ou...

After announcing earlier in the offseason that he would play in 2016-17, Ginobili was never expected to sign with any team other than the Spurs, but San Antonio wasn't able to retain him on the club-friendly contract it was banking on heading into free agency.

At a time when World Series viewership trends downward , this suggests that baseball is increasingly thought of as a sport of history, with the dominant National Football League and the charging, star-laden NBA replacing it as today's entertainments of choice.

The Dolphins have beaten the Patriots three of the past five meetings, including a Week 17 victory at Miami previous year that cost New England home-field advantage in the playoffs and, ultimately, a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

Depending on with whom you talk, Saban was either upset for that being the first question he had to face or he was adamant his player would be vindicated. Shoop, whose defenses at Vanderbilt and Penn State have finished top 25 nationally in each of the past five years, was hired by Tennessee in January.

Wilcox for Orlando Magic's Devin Marble and 2020 second-round pick. Wilcox played five games for the Mad Ants in January of 2015, scoring 13.2 points a game. For the Clippers, who are already $10 million over the inflated salary cap, the deal offers some cap relief with former first-round pick Wilcox scheduled to make $1.2 million next seas...

The driver continued forward as he hit scores of people. This time, the target was a crowd of all ages, with a truck to kill and maim anyone in its zigzag path. He says emergency rule imposed in France after Islamist attacks killed 130 people in Paris last November will be extended for three months. Besides continuing the state of emergency ...

Edmund served out the set to love and then broke again to start the second set. Without a doubt, though, the home court advantage could be a big boost to a team that is not favored. Edmund, 21, was thrown into the deep end of the Davis Cup pool last winter in Belgium when he faced David Goffin in the first rubber of the 2015 Davis Cup final...

In years past, the presumptive starting back had gained a decent amount of experience on the field the previous season. I think a lot of what Nick Saban and other coaches do is for the best of their players as long as it benefits them and their team first.

Margaret Court holds the all-time record, with 24. "My dream was to win a grand slam". Williams had been chasing Steffi Graf's milestone since she won her 21st major tournament here past year but surprise defeats at the US, Australian and French Opens prolonged the American's pursuit.

Canada's Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the Rio Olympics citing health concerns. The 25-year-old called the move "a hard, personal choice and I do not wish for it to impact the decision of any other athlete heading to the Games". The list is made up primarily of golfers, including Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, with Raonic and cyclist Tejay van...